g　at　the　same　time。

？Oh；　Serena；？　Blair　gasped；　？Don？t　you　see？　It？sso　classic。　He　just　sailed　off　into　the　sunset

without　even　saying　goodbye。？　As　much　as　she　wanted　her　own　life　to　be　like　an　old

black…and…white　movie；　Nate？s　departure　was　far　more　cinematic　than　anything　she　could　have

e　up　with。

The　two　girls　clutched　each　other；　their　faces　wet　with　tears　as　passersby　on　the　platform　turned

to　stare　and　whisper。　The　loudspeaker　above　their　heads　crackled　with　static；　and　then　a　booming

voice　filled　the　underground　space。

This　is　the　10　o？clock　to　New　Haven　stopping　at　Stamford；　Noroton　Heights；　Darien；　South

Norwalk；　Norwalk；　Bridgeport；　Stratford；　Milford；　and　New　Haven。　Ten　o？clock　to　New　Haven。

All　aboard！

Blair　wiped　the　tears　from　her　cheeks　and　straightened　the　bottom　of　her　dress。　Nate　wasn？t　there；

but　she　still　couldn？t　wait　to　get　on　that　train。　Serena　was　going　to　be　a　big　movie　star；　Nate　was

off　sailing　around　the　world；　and　she　was　going　to　Yale？her　dream　since　she　was　a　little　girl。　And

who　knew　what　might　happen　there？　Maybe　she？d　meet　some　gorgeous　lacrosse　player　with

golden　blond　hair　and　glittering　green　eyes　who　wasn？t　a　total　flake。

？？Bye。？　Serena　whispered　in　her　ear；　her　voice　giddy　with　emotion。　？Call　me？？　？Definitely。？

Blair　boarded　the　train　on　her　own；　adjusting　her　white　pillbox　hat　and　black　Chanel　sunglasses。

She　didn？t　know　what　Yale？or　the　future？would　hold；　but　she　couldn？t　find　wait　to　find　out。

Serena　stepped　back　on　the　train　platform　as　the　doors　began　to　close。　But　before　they　shut

entirely；　she　and　Blair　blew　each　other　kisses　one　last　time；　and　yelled　in　unison：

？You　know　you　love